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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1919
Page
8
Harvard calls off its coast trip to face Washington and California in the Tournament of Roses amid fuel limits while officials pursue an eastern substitute. The Pacific Coast Conference pushes a new model for naming coast champions and home game receipts, and disputes over travel costs and funding follow.
Cincinnati reports waivers on seven Reds players including pitchers Roy Mitchell Earl Mosely Linwood Smith and infielders Henry Schreiber Joe Meyer Joe Rapp and Manuel Cueto. Also sought on Jimmy Smith J F Blake and Charley Lee with Mets and Giants and Pirates claims noted. Schreiber covered third late season when Heinie Groh was hurt.
A fragment lists groups and entities including Soldiers and Sailors' Club YMCA Co Boston Knights of Columbus Spaldings Piper Taft Rainier Post American Legion MacDougall Southwick University Community Five Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Brewster Cigar Co reflecting a historical directory snapshot of civic and business ties.
Portland businessmen telegrammed Jack Kearns offering 160000 for a 16 round heavyweight title bout during Ione Festival week next June. They pledge a 20000 cash deposit once terms are agreed, aiming to feature Jack Dempsey against Ytle Kolder or Georges Carpentier amid Ehringers convention activities.
New York officials said Robert J. Simpson will not be disqualified as an amateur until he enters an amateur event. Simpson’s acceptance of a track coach post at the University of Missouri technically disqualifies him, but an official decision awaits his attempt to enter an amateur meet. Local officials expect Earl Thorson to be a likely replacement.
Final organization plans for The Star basketball league will be decided at a meeting at the YMCA at 6 30 Wednesday night. Each team should be represented. Rhodes Bros department store seeks entry as a team. MacDougal Southwick and Rainier Post American Legion are postponed entries. The league begins December 14 with a tentative schedule to be shown at Tuesday’s session.
The Chicago Yacht Club plans an international race with the Royal Canadian Yacht Club of Toronto. War in 1914 halted Chicago’s challenge to reclaim the Yacht Racing Union trophy, previously won by the Patricia in Chicago in 1912.
South notes indicate Seal outfielder Dustin Pitewerald played his last game as a regular. The report says Pitewerald will serve as a pinch hitter while his injured throwing arm recovers.
A collage of baseball notes tracks 1918 season events and player moves. Mentions Eynes Grover Alexander, Heinie Zimmerman, Dodgers third-base churn, Ty Cobb decline, Tarleton to manage Galveston, Pirates 1910 roster shifts, Dave Shean as Memphis manager candidate, Cy Karger’s past, and 1980 Philadelphia outfield candidates among scattered league highlights.
Carbonado and Skinner & Eddy battled to a 2 4 draw at Liberty Park as Harrison and Daly led the locals while Byers and Stobbe answered for the visitors. The Duthie team routed Black Diamond 7 0 behind Douglas six goals.
London roared at the upset loss of Jimmy Wilde to Jack Sharkey in Milwaukee. British bantamweight champion Wilde blamed weighing in at 107 pounds and a weight disadvantage for his slow performance while critics questioned the judges and American reaction.
Gere, a Chicago mine owner, nearly died when his horse plunged off a ravine near his camp after slipping on a trail. He freed himself, grabbed bushes, and crawled back to the trail as the horse fell to its death.
The strongest batting team in the National league by season averages lists players with 100 plus games. Catcher Kiliifer from Cuba, First base Kenetehy of the Dodgers, Second base Hornaby Carda, Third base Groh Groh, Shortstop Mersey Cubs Braves, Left field Young Gienta, Center field Rourch Rega, Right field Meyers Dodgers.
Sacramento reports Harry Wolter veteran Solon out fielder, one of the Coast League’s most valuable. Despite long service and a .900 hitter in 1919, Seattle fans say he would boost any lineup if he will not return to the Sacs.
In the second period the player Douglas scored six points finishing with a strong total for the game. Shearer and O'Toole also stood out for the Duthies. Lineups featured Duthies Clark Weir O'Toole O'Donnell Hay Tanhecliffe Shearer Kerley McKilliam Douglas Richardson and Black Diamond Troyer McGrath Hughes Murphy Minigini Moroni Weston McKinnon Jones Upton.
Charles Dryden, renowned humorist from San Francisco to New York, agrees to contribute a weekly fable to the newspaper. The writer for years known for chinaman queue caper jokes and baseball humor now interrupts fishing to craft these new pieces under the title What Mutts These Mortals Be.
A satirical look at baseball lore with tales of ivory hunters tracking durable “specimens” in minor leagues. It recalls Hugh Jennings incidents and Frank Bowerman riots, highlights Bill Sweeney’s shift to insurance, and notes a Grand Rapids phenom named Taylor with great promise.
Harlan Page Statzel of Penn scored 19 straight goals as Penn battled Philadelphia rivals in three league games. Nebraska offers to travel to Annapolis for a Naval Academy clash next year with Penn and Princeton among potential opponents. Dartmouth and Princeton set to receive gold footballs for season prowess. The Harvard Yale game drew about 65,000 at Cam. Bethlehem Steel meets Morrison in national cup second round and Tacony in American cup in Philadelphia. Billy Klepper and Clyde pursue East Coast stories amid hush news from the Far East.
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